Suicide attempt results in police standoff

A man threatening suicide Saturday afternoon resulted in a several-hour standoff with the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office.

At about 5:10 p.m. Saturday, a man with a gun on Adams Township Road 249 was reported to be contemplating suicide, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies arrived on scene to find the man's wife and child also in the home. They were removed without incident.

The sheriff's office special response team and negotiators were then called to the scene. The sheriff's office said after several hours the man was taken into custody and transported to the Coshocton Justice Center.

He remains incarcerated awaiting the filing of formal charges and a psychiatric evaluation. The investigation is ongoing, and the man's name and further details of the incident have yet to be released by the sheriff's office.

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Suicide attempt results in police standoff

A man threatening suicide Saturday afternoon resulted in a several-hour standoff with the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office. At about 5:10 p.m.